Carruthers Model Viola, 16 1/16″
Year: 2015
Materials:
Back: Poplar
Top: Italian Spruce
Neck: Cherry
Finish:
Lightly antiqued oil varnish
Dimensions:
Body length: 410.5
Bouts: 202, 131, 243
String length: 371
Stop: 220
Notes:
My own model viola, slightly over 16″ body length. Poplar not only gives this instrument a clear warm tone with quick response, but also its lighter weight makes prolonged playing more manageable. See video of this viola (and several others) demonstrated by Richard O’Neill at Tom Metzler’s Contemporary Violin Makers Exhibition and Sale, Los Angeles, April 7-9, 2017.
(Carruthers starts at 7:13)
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